Coldwell Community Foundation

Mission

To serve the residents of the Rural Municipality of Coldwell by maintaining a permanent endowment fund aimed at strengthening and improving the quality of life for today and into the future

Most Meaningful Change

The most meaningful change we have helped to bring about in our community is an increased awareness of the value of philanthropic giving and the establishment of a permanent endowment fund. Over the past three years the fund has grown from zero to nearly $70,000. As it continues to grow, it will supply our community with annual grants that will help strengthen and sustain it forever. Early in the new year we will be in a position to start granting back to the community for the very first time. This is a very exciting and meaningful milestone for our foundation.

To serve the residents of the Rural Municipality of Coldwell by maintaining a permanent endowment fund aimed at strengthening and improving the quality of life for today and into the future

Organization Description

Community Foundation

Other Description

Did not answer

Approximate Size of the Population Serviced

1,200

Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents)

Did not answer

Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents)

9

Total Board Members

9

Financial Information (in U.S. Dollars)

Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year

$29,632

Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year

Did not answer

Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year

$2,446

Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year

Did not answer

Does Organization Have an Endowment

Yes

Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year

$42,462

Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years

Significant improvement

Priorities and Achievements

Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization

Community leadership

Played an important role

Philanthropic gifts

No role

Grassroots activism

Played a slight role

Inadequate government services

No role

Changes in the political environment

No role

Changes in the economic environment

Played an important role

Government initiative funding

No role

Foundation initiative funding

No role

Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding

No role

Favorable legal or fiscal policies

No role

Time Spent Working in Following Areas

Neighborhood

Fair amount of time

Locally

Fair amount of time

Regionally

None

Nationally

None

Internationally

None

Rate Importance of the Following Functions

Grantmaking

Centrally important

Having local people as leaders in the organization

Centrally important

Seeking local donations

Centrally important

Having a gender balance in the organization

Important but not central

Board reflective of community diversity

Important but not central

Building an endowment

Centrally important

Serving donor needs

Slightly important

Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community

N/A

Building inclusion and trust in the community

Centrally important

Pursuing equity

Important but not central

Accountability to local people

Centrally important

Raising money for grantmaking annually

Centrally important

Community development

Centrally important

In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas

Arts and culture

Not at all

Education

Little

Environment

Not at all

Health

Not at all

Human and social services

Not at all

Human rights

Not at all

International relations

Not at all

Religion

Not at all

Economic development

Not at all

Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community

Not at all

Information technology

Not at all

Strengthening local or regional government

Not at all

Housing

Not at all

Children

Not at all

Water

Not at all

Alternative energy

Not at all

Disaster relief

Not at all

Advocacy with authorities

Not at all

Job training

Not at all

Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years

Convening for issues of local concern

Never

Promote collaboration between grantees

Occasionally

Promote understanding of public policy

Never

Training/capacity-building for local organizations

Never

Advocacy

Never

Loaned staff

Never

Research

Never

Community needs assessment

Never

Leadership development

Never

Internships

Never

Providing space for local organizations

Never

Access to information technology

Never

Publishing/knowledge sharing

Never

Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served

Poverty

No change

Crime

No change

Trust among different sections of the community

No change

Equitable distribution of resources and services

Getting worse

Social position of marginalized groups

Did not answer

Responsiveness of authorities

Getting worse

Appropriateness of public policies

Getting worse

Value of community assets

Getting worse

Quality of the environment

No change

Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community

Getting worse

Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems

Getting much worse

Networks and links between different parts of the community

No change

Gender equity

No change

Charitable giving through the community foundation

Getting better

Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving

Getting worse

Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years

Poverty

Do not work in this sphere

Crime

Do not work in this sphere

Trust among different sections of the community

Do not work in this sphere

Equitable distribution of resources and services

Do not work in this sphere

Social position of marginalized groups

Do not work in this sphere

Responsiveness of authorities

Do not work in this sphere

Appropriateness of public policies

Do not work in this sphere

Value of community assets

Do not work in this sphere

Quality of the environment

Do not work in this sphere

Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community

Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement

Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems

Do not work in this sphere

Networks and links between different parts of the community

Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement

Gender equity

Do not work in this sphere

Charitable giving through the community foundation

A few small achievements

Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving

Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement

Active Partnerships

Formal community associations and groups

Did not answer

Informal associations of citizens

Did not answer

Non-governmental organizations

Did not answer

Local government

Not at all

National government

Did not answer

Universities

Did not answer

Schools

Not at all

Businesses

Did not answer

Partnerships and External Aid

Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work

National association of grantmakers

N/A

Regional association of grantmakers

N/A

Global Fund for Community Foundations

N/A

Particular foundation

Very helpful

Other organization

N/A

Involvement of Local People

Regularly survey local people about our programs

No

Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work

Yes

Local people control what our organization does

Yes

Have local people represented on our board

Yes

Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do

No

Actively engage local people as volunteers

Yes

All of our board is composed of local people

Yes

Account to local people about our successes and failures each year

Yes

Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further

Increased funding

N/A

Better legal or fiscal environment

Important

More volunteers

Very important

Access to advice or technical assistance

N/A

Better local culture of giving

Important

Stronger civil society

Important

More responsive authorities

N/A

Other

Did not answer

Most Meaningful Change

Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years

The most meaningful change we have helped to bring about in our community is an increased awareness of the value of philanthropic giving and the establishment of a permanent endowment fund. Over the past three years the fund has grown from zero to nearly $70,000. As it continues to grow, it will supply our community with annual grants that will help strengthen and sustain it forever. Early in the new year we will be in a position to start granting back to the community for the very first time. This is a very exciting and meaningful milestone for our foundation.

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Does Organization Have an Endowment

Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year

Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years

Priorities and Achievements

Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization

Community leadership

Philanthropic gifts

Grassroots activism

Inadequate government services

Changes in the political environment

Changes in the economic environment

Government initiative funding

Foundation initiative funding

Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding

Favorable legal or fiscal policies

Time Spent Working in Following Areas

Neighborhood

Locally

Regionally

Nationally

Internationally

Rate Importance of the Following Functions

Grantmaking

Having local people as leaders in the organization

Seeking local donations

Having a gender balance in the organization

Board reflective of community diversity

Building an endowment

Serving donor needs

Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community

Building inclusion and trust in the community

Pursuing equity

Accountability to local people

Raising money for grantmaking annually

Community development

In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas

Arts and culture

Education

Environment

Health

Human and social services

Human rights

International relations

Religion

Economic development

Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community

Information technology

Strengthening local or regional government

Housing

Children

Water

Alternative energy

Disaster relief

Advocacy with authorities

Job training

Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years

Convening for issues of local concern

Promote collaboration between grantees

Promote understanding of public policy

Training/capacity-building for local organizations

Advocacy

Loaned staff

Research

Community needs assessment

Leadership development

Internships

Providing space for local organizations

Access to information technology

Publishing/knowledge sharing

Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served

Poverty

Crime

Trust among different sections of the community

Equitable distribution of resources and services

Social position of marginalized groups

Responsiveness of authorities

Appropriateness of public policies

Value of community assets

Quality of the environment

Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community

Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems

Networks and links between different parts of the community

Gender equity

Charitable giving through the community foundation

Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving

Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years

Poverty

Crime

Trust among different sections of the community

Equitable distribution of resources and services

Social position of marginalized groups

Responsiveness of authorities

Appropriateness of public policies

Value of community assets

Quality of the environment

Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community

Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems

Networks and links between different parts of the community

Gender equity

Charitable giving through the community foundation

Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving

Active Partnerships

Formal community associations and groups

Informal associations of citizens

Non-governmental organizations

Local government

National government

Universities

Schools

Businesses

Partnerships and External Aid

Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work

National association of grantmakers

Regional association of grantmakers

Global Fund for Community Foundations

Particular foundation

Other organization

Other Institution

Involvement of Local People

Regularly survey local people about our programs

Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work

Local people control what our organization does

Have local people represented on our board

Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do

Actively engage local people as volunteers

All of our board is composed of local people

Account to local people about our successes and failures each year

Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further

Increased funding

Better legal or fiscal environment

More volunteers

Access to advice or technical assistance

Better local culture of giving

Stronger civil society

More responsive authorities

Other

Most Meaningful Change

Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years